Now I'm the mean parent on the block

[Anonymous]

I think you are the nice parent, OP. The mean ones are those that are not obeying social distancing, risking their family's health AND the health of countless others, who they may not even know, and dragging out this entire thing.

There have been a few families at the playground near me. I felt like taking their pics and posting to the neighborhood list servs to shame them! I didn't but it feels good to say it.

[Anonymous]

Same. Our neighbors are still allowing their kids to hang out in the afternoons. They aren't completely isolated. I know at least one of the parents is still going into work, and I'm sure they are grocery shopping like everyone else. My husband said in good times, we count on the "nothing bad will happen to me" folks to make the world go round - optimistic people keep things sane. In these times, we need pessimistic assholes like us. I hope my neighbors don't get sick.

[Anonymous]

We are letting our kids bike ride with neighbors. No going into each others houses, no playing sports where they touch balls, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are letting our kids bike ride with neighbors. No going into each others houses, no playing sports where they touch balls, etc.

and i’m sure they stay six feet apart at all times.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are letting our kids bike ride with neighbors. No going into each others houses, no playing sports where they touch balls, etc.

and i’m sure they stay six feet apart at all times.

Who pissed in your cornflakes? They like bike riding.

[Anonymous]

You can choose another family to SD as long as you trust them to follow the guidelines

[Anonymous]

I hope you are not saying that you don't allow your child to go outside. Please let him outside with clear instructions to stay at least 6 ft away from the other children. Kids need fresh air!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are letting our kids bike ride with neighbors. No going into each others houses, no playing sports where they touch balls, etc.

and i’m sure they stay six feet apart at all times.

Who pissed in your cornflakes? They like bike riding.

hope they like to breath normally too

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are letting our kids bike ride with neighbors. No going into each others houses, no playing sports where they touch balls, etc.

and i’m sure they stay six feet apart at all times.

Who pissed in your cornflakes? They like bike riding.

hope they like to breath normally too

They "breath" better than kids who are locked in a basement. These are mostly physicians' kids. Staying apart but getting exercise and fresh air.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can choose another family to SD as long as you trust them to follow the guidelines

I trusted family friends who are like blood relatives to us. They were not honest about other interactions they had and now one is sick with the virus and we are a mess with worry about us and them. And we are angry.
Learn from us and do not rely on trust at this time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are letting our kids bike ride with neighbors. No going into each others houses, no playing sports where they touch balls, etc.

and i’m sure they stay six feet apart at all times.

Who pissed in your cornflakes? They like bike riding.

hope they like to breath normally too

They "breath" better than kids who are locked in a basement. These are mostly physicians' kids. Staying apart but getting exercise and fresh air.

NP-- They can do that by themselves, not anywhere near other (physicians'!) kids!

[Anonymous]

My kids are outplaying as normal, and I am welcoming any neighborhood. We are neither scared nor crazy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not just the mean parent but the mean neighbor on my street in general. I won't let my kids play AND I'm the uptight B who isn't joining the block/lawn wine parties. You should see the looks I get. I am already considered "not fun" because I don't socialize a ton (sorry, not going to leave my sleeping young kids alone in the house to go drink in someone else's backyard!) so eh, whatever.

I guess there is one in every neighborhood. I’m the one in my neighborhood. I wish you lived near me, PP.

Wish you lived near me too, PP! I don't seem to fit in and I am very lonely for local mom friends. My best friend is child free by choice and she is wonderful but usually always off traveling the world!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:That is odd. I haven't seen anywhere that is just business as usual. What neighborhood do you live in?

I'm in Arlington. My house is next to a parking lot where 5-6 families (adults and kids) congregate pretty much every day. The adults stand maybe 2 feet apart from each other, the kids are jumping on top of each other.

I was out for a walk on Sunday after all the Arlington parks were closed and there were groups of families playing in several parking lots. What part of CLOSED do you not get???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hope you are not saying that you don't allow your child to go outside. Please let him outside with clear instructions to stay at least 6 ft away from the other children. Kids need fresh air!!!

There is a group of kids in our neighborhood that go out biking together every day. Then they get off their bikes in the park outside my window and play together, in no way maintaining 6' distance. I'm thinking their parents have some kind of agreement but it's kids from 4 different families. I don't know what people are thinking...